The offer hit my email inbox today. Unfortunately, since I'm already an ING DIRECT Electric Orange account owner, I can't take advantage of it.

But if you're not yet an Electric Orange user, well, you might want to start now. There could be a free $50 in it for you!

Here's a summary of their promotional email:

• In order to qualify for the $50 bonus, you must open your ING Direct Electric Orange account by June 20, 2009.


• When opening the account, use Reference Code EM274. (Apparently this code varies across ING's mailing list, as other bloggers report receiving different reference codes.)


• Use your Electric Orange debit MasterCard to make at least 3 signature-based transactions within the first 45 days.


• On Day 50, ING will post a $50 bonus to your Electric Orange account.

If I weren't already a happy EO user, this bonus would probably get me to jump in the paperless-checking account water. Fifty bucks is fifty bucks, after all.

Those of you who are aren't totally familiar with ING's Electric Orange checking accounts might wish to read my Electric Orange review as well.

Labels: Banking, Debit Cards